All The Strad articles in Web Issue – Page 641
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NewsCandidates announced for the International Karol Lipiński Violin Competition 2024
24 violinists from around the world have been selected to compete in this year’s competition, starting from 27 September in Torun, Poland
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NewsTop string players among Opus Klassik 2024 winners
This year’s award winners include a host of string players, who won prizes in categories including Instrumentalist of the Year, Young Talent of the Year and more
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NewsAmerican violinist Maynard Goldman has died
A well-known figure on the Boston music scene, the violinist spent almost 25 years as concertmaster of the Boston Ballet
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NewsCremona’s Museo del Violino appoints new curator
Riccardo Angeloni takes over the role from Fausto Cacciatori and is the first graduate of a degree dedicated to restoration and conservation of musical instruments from the University of Pavia to hold the position
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NewsCassatt Quartet appoints new violist
Violist Emily Brandenburg joins the ensemble in autumn 2024, coinciding with the quartet’s 40th anniversary season
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NewsContestants announced for Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition 2024
Young violinists from around the world will convene in Budapest, Hungary from 4 July 2024 to compete for the total prize money of €10,000
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NewsWinners announced at 19th ANLAI International Violin Making Competition
The contest saw the assessment of 200 luthiers and bow makers from around the world
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BlogsSpicy Odyssey - a poetic adventure for double bass and piano
Théotime Voisin shares the insight behind a bespoke new work for double bass and piano by composer and jazz pianist Jean-Marc Fouché, which aims to take listeners on an exciting musical journey
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NewsViolinist Lisa Batiashvili signs with Impresariat Simmenauer
Batiashvili joins the Berlin-based agency for general management with immediate effect
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NewsViolinist Guido Sant’Anna receives €15,000 LOTTO-Förderpreis
The Brazilian violinist received the award from the Rheingau Music Festival, celebrating in a performance at the festival on 27 June 2024
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NewsMissing: a 1754 Giovanni Battista Gabrielli violin stolen from Belgian train
The instrument was stolen in transit between Antwerp and Bruxelles Midi, Belgium
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BlogsWhy you should listen to Tailleferre’s Piano Trio: Mithras Trio
Leo Popplewell, the cellist of the Mithras Trio, believes this hidden gem of 20th-century piano trio repertoire deserves more time in the limelight, ahead of a performance at Music at Paxton
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NewsThe Corrs violinist left ‘humiliated’ after Ryanair refuses to let her board with violin
Sharon Corr was about to board a flight to Dublin but claims she was denied boarding by the airline for having her violin with her
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NewsViolin worth $11,000 stolen from Suzuki programme
The instrument was last seen at Evansville University in Indiana, US
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NewsChiaroscuro Quartet announces new violinist
Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux succeeds Pablo Hernán Benedí, who has been a member of the quartet since 2010
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VideoThe complete recording of Spicy Odyssey for double bass and piano
Double bassist Théotime Voisin and pianist Maurice van Schoonhoven present Jean Marc Fouché’s Spicy Odyssey, a work that showcases virtuosity, lyricism and a variety of musical genres
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NewsRecipients of the 2025 Kaiser Otto Prize announced
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Igor Levit will be recognised for their work promoting peace and European values at an awards ceremony in July 2025
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NewsContestants announced for the 2024 Mieczysław Wajnberg International Violin Competition
30 violinists from around the world will compete for the chance to win the top prize of €10,000 this December in Katowice, Poland
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NewsThe Benedetti Foundation launches new Youth Ambassador Programme
Young musicians aged 15 to 18 across the UK are invited to apply for the programme, which will give an insight into music career paths via mentoring, networking and workshop sessions
